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1.17.2011

..happy mail..

sprout bobs.

i have looked looked at sprouts bobbie pins for years. literally -i am sure it has been over 4 years. i have never purchased anybecause i have such baby fine hair i was worried that these bobswould just slide out of my hair. they dont. i love them.

so imagine my happy surprise today when i found two bags inthe post. the biggest one was new packaging supplies from prettytape. as i opened the parcel, i giggled. the supplies were wrappedup in what looked like a package of braunschweiger. i opened itup to the cutest string and brite japanese masking tape. i can'twait to use all this stuff! it is so happy and fun.

then i noticed that the other package was from a friend far away.just appeared in that red post box. of course i was so excited tosee what was in there. when i opened it...out flowed fun paperconfetti and a postcard of the sea. and the cherry on top - sproutbobs! yep. my very own pair. how on earth did she even know.

the fact that i got a gift today on the surface may seem like i amonly happy for the bob's. but the beauty of getting mail, not email,not facebook messages - while those are always fun and nice. realmail is a sign that someone is truly thinking of you. they spent timeto write a note, fill it with love and send it on to each of us.

i have been thinking about this a lot lately. i never send out christmascards anymore. i always plan on doing a fun new years card. that neverseems to evolve. so a few weeks ago i made the decision that i would,each week send 3-4 cards and note to friends. so far i am sticking to it.and i don't say that to spout off about what i am doing. i am simplyputting it out there, that i am working on something that is importantto me. to send a message to someone who needs a lift, or deserves athanks or maybe i just miss a bit and i was thinking about them.

so here is my whole point...yes yes, it takes me a tad bit i know.snail mail deserves some promps. if you know of someone whoneeds a little light send them some. we are living in a crazy busystressful world. and i know for a fact that opening the post and pullingout a little unexpected bit of happy - really makes a day.

u are so wonderful.I feel the same way.Mail art and happy mail rock my world too.It's why I started my own mail art swap.Opening ones mailbox to find pretty things, just because.. well always make my day.. so much more than a fb msge or an email. It tells me I am valuable. xo

Sending out snail mail anonymously is gratifying as well for the sender and receiver. I have been trying to do this for about a year. The last month (during the holidays) I was too busy. Also no Christmas cards and no New Years card or letter. I usually write a funny story not the typical holiday letter at all. Maybe by July I will have time...Christmas in July - sounds like fun. Anyhoo thanks for the reminder - the cards are on my kitchen table waiting for me to fill out!

I send mail too. I've done it for years and just love knowing that something happy will appear in someone's mailbox on a random day. This year, I decided to make sure that I do it weekly. I also write a monthly letter to my grandparents, which I started as a Christmas gift one year (a year of monthly letters) and kept up afterwards.